Burning Question: UMass Lowell is among the nation’s stingiest teams—the River Hawks enter the weekend tied for sixth in the country in scoring defense at 2.08 goals per game—but they’re not a particularly high-scoring group. UML averages just under three goals per game and while Wisconsin ranks 33rd nationally in scoring offense, the Badgers have scored 36 goals in their last nine games. If the River Hawks get down early, do they have the firepower to come back?

Most Recent UMass Lowell Line Chart

Left Wing

Center

Right Wing

Notes

10-Ryan McGrath

16-Riley Wetmore

29-Derek Arnold

Center Riley Wetmore (15-11—26) is the only senior on the River Hawks’ roster with more than four points this season.

23–Scott Wilson

20-Michael Fallon

9-Terrence Wallin

7-Shayne Thompson

8-Colin Wright

13-Adam Chapie

18-A.J. White

14-Joe Pendenza

12-Josh Holmstrom

Defense

Defense

Goalies

27-Zack Kamrass

3-Chad Ruhwedel

37-Connor Hellebuyck

Jake Suter’s dad, Gary, scored 73 points in two seasons at Wisconsin before embarking on a 17-year NHL career.

What You Need To Know: After starting the season with a surprising 11-1-2 record, the Wildcats went 8-11-5 from Dec. 6 onward and won back-to-back games just twice. In 13 games after a Feb. 1 win vs. Northeastern, UNH was 3-5-5.

Burning Question: Which New Hampshire team will we see in Manchester: the one that won 11 of its first 14 games or the one that stumbled down the stretch? Perhaps the saving graces for the Wildcats are playing in front of a friendly crowd at Verizon Wireless Arena—they were 11-4-3 in the Granite State this season—and Denver, their first-round opponent, has been just as schizophrenic as UNH.

Most Recent New Hampshire Line Chart

Left Wing

Center

Right Wing

Notes

10-Dalton Speelman

28-Grayson Downing

3-Austin Block

Goumas scored a team-high 42 points this season; in his first two campaigns with the Wildcats, he totaled 56 points.

What You Need To Know: The Pioneers make their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, but have managed just win their last five trips. The victory win was a 3-2 double-overtime victory Western Michigan in a 2011 Midwest Regional semifinal match in Green Bay, Wis.

Burning Question: While New Hampshire’s season featured a fast start followed by a lackluster second half, Denver’s has been one of streaks—the Pioneers won nine of their first 10, then followed with an 0-5-3 skid, went on a 6-2-1 run, and closed with a 5-5-1 mark. Is DU at the tail end of a mediocre 11-game stretch and destined to turn things around or is it locked into a season-ending swoon?

Most Recent Denver Line Chart

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Center

Right Wing

Notes

27-Quentin Shore

23-Nick Shore

11-Chris Knowlton

Senior forward Shawn Ostrow and sophomore defenseman Josiah Didier missed two of the three WCHA first-round playoff games against Colorado College due to injuries.

16-Zac Larraza

19-Dan Doremus

12-Ty Loney

14-Larkin Jacobson

25-Matt Tabrum

17-Garrett Allen

39-Grant Arnold

9-Gabe Levin

Defense

Defense

Goalies

7-Paul Phillips

2-Scott Mayfield

31-Juho Olkinuora

Denver is 17-1-1 this season when leading after two periods and 1-10-0 when trailing after 40 minutes.

What You Need To Know: Not only have the Badgers been on an incredible run after an abysmal 1-7-3 start, but they’ve been terrific away from Madison. In 14 road and neutral-site games since Thanksgiving, Wisconsin is 11-1-2 with the lone loss occurring Feb. 2 at North Dakota.

Burning Question: In spite of the team’s 21-5-4 mark from Dec. 1 forward, the Badgers still had to win the WCHA playoff title to guarantee a spot in the national tournament. Does Wisconsin have enough in the tank to take down UMass Lowell—a team that plays a similar style to the Badgers— and beat either New Hampshire or Denver to advance to the Frozen Four, or is Bucky running on fumes?

Most Recent Wisconsin Line Chart

Left Wing

Center

Right Wing

Notes

17-Nic Kerdiles

9-Marc Zengerle

7-Tyler Barnes

Kerdiles has 5-13—18 during his current 11-game point streak and 25 points in his last 19 outings.

16-Joe LaBate

21-Brendan Woods

25-Michael Mersch

20-Ryan Little

14-Jefferson Dahl

18-Sean Little

26-Brad Navin

12-Keegan Meuer

8-Matt Paape

Defense

Defense

Goalies

19-Jake McCabe

27-Frankie Simonelli

33-Joel Rumpel

With F Derek Lee injured, the only seniors in the Wisconsin lineup are Ryan Little and John Ramage.

28-Kevin Schulze

55-John Ramage

30-Landon Peterson

22-Eddie Wittchow

24-Joe Faust

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